Neckwear



Nov. 6 1923.

F. H. HOLMES NECKWEAR Filed Oct. 13.

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FRANK H. HOLIJIES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed October 13, 1922. Serial No. 594,336.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. HOLMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented new and useful Impro vements in Neckwear, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to scarfs and similar ncckwear, and its object is to provide an article of this kind embodying certain novel features of construction to be hereinafter described and claimed, whereby the same is securely held in place, and can be readily put on and taken off, and also adjusted to obtain a proper fit.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the scarf opened up preparatory to being put on;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary edge view of the end portions of a band used in the scarf.

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view of the same.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the body of the scarf is composed of two sim ilar flaps 5 of suitable length and width, and made out of any suitable material, but preferably out of beaded cloth such as is used for hand-bags, watch-fobs, etc. The

flaps 5 are positioned alongside each other,

attached at their tops or upper ends to a fiat steel band 6, said band being divided, and one flap being attached near one end, whereas the other flap is attached near the other end of the band. The flaps hang down from the band 6, and said band and they are is resllient, and has a normal annular form.

Each end of the band 6 has an enlargement 7, and the opposite edges thereof are provided each with a recess 8. The recessed portion of each enlargement 7 also has a depression 9. When the parts 7 are brought together, the recesses 8 and the depressions 9 coincide, so that said recesses now form a button hole, whereas the depressions form a seat for the head of a collar button.

Midway between its ends, the band 6 carries a button 10, the same inside the band.

For the purpose of holding the band 6 closed up, one of its enlarged end portions 7 has a pair of tongues 11 which are adapted to enter sockets 12 in the opposite end portion. These are well known forms of sepbeing located arable fasteners, and as nothing new is claimed for the same, a detailed description thereof is not necessary.

The flaps 5 carry short cross'bars 13 at their closing edges, and these bars of one flap are formedwith tongues 14, whereas the bars of the other flap are formed with sockets 15 to receive and hold said tongues. These parts also form separable fasteners similar to those employed in connection with the band 6 and described hereinbefore.

The scarf is put on by opening up the band 6 and slipping it under the collar fold, the fasteners of the flaps 5 being of course also separated. The rear button 10 is slipped through the rear button hole of the co lar and the neck-band of the shirt. The band is now closed up in front and secured in this position by the separable fasteners carried by the end portions 7, the shank of the front collar button seating in the button hole formed by the recesses 8, and the head of said button seating in the recess formed by the depressions 9. The two flaps 5 are now also brought together and secured in this relation by the separabl" fasteners carried thereby. This completes the operation of putting on the scarf, and by reversing the operation the removal of the scarf is effected, both of these operations being readily accomplished.

I claim:

1. A n ck scarf comprising a neclcband which is divided, said band being of resilient material and having normal annular form with abutting ends. end securing de vices bridging the butt joint at the extremities of the ends of the band and flaps depending rom the end portions of the said band.

2. A neck scarf comprising a neck-band which is divided, and has a button intermediate its ends, means for connecting said band at its ends, depending flaps carried by the respective ends of the neck-band, and means for securing said flaps together at their opposite edges.

3. A neck scarf comprising a neck-band which is divided, and has recesses at its ends to form abutton-hole, means for connecting said hand at its ends, depending flaps carried by the respective ends of the neck-band, and means for securing said flaps together at their opposite edges.

4:. A neck scarf comprising a neck-band which is divided, and has recesses at its ends positioned alongside each other, separable fasteners carried by the flaps for securing them together at the r'oppcosite edges, a

neck-band which is divided and to the respective ends of which the flaps are secured in pendent position, and separable fasteners for connecting the ends of the neck-band, said band havin a button intermediate its ends, andprovided at its ends with recesses forming a button hole.

,6. A neck scarf'coinprising a pair of flaps positionedvalongside each other, separable fasteners carried by the flaps for securing themtogether at their opposite edges, a

neck-band which is divided and to the re said band having a button intermediate its 7 ends.

7 A neckscarf comprising a pair of flaps positioned alongside each other, separable fasteners carried by the flaps for securing them together at their opposite edges, aneck band which is divided and to the respective ends of which the flaps are secured in pendent position, and separable fasteners for connecting the ends of the neck-band, said band having recesses at its ends forming a button hole when said ends are brought together. f i V In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' FRANK H. HOLMES 

